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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff3399; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why do we wash bath towels? Aren&rsquo;t we clean when we use them?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff3399; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why doesn&rsquo;t glue sick to the inside of the bottle?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff3399; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why is it called after dark when really it is after light?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff3399; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why are wise man and wise guy opposites?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff3399; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in suitcases?&rdquo;</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff3399; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><o:p><font color="#000000" size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US"><font size="3">&nbsp; </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #9933ff; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #9933ff; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why do slow down and slow up mean the same thing?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #9933ff; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why do we saying something is out of whack? What is a whack?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US"><font size="3">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<o:p><font size="3"> <span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #990099; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Demi&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&ldquo;If a word is misspelled in a dictionary, how would we ever know?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff9900; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay people to do it?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff9900; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff9900; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff9900; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">&ldquo;How come abbreviated is such a long word?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">These fit so well they ought to be in a dictionary!!<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #6666ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">-<font size="3">ADULT: a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is not growing in the middle.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #6666ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-BEAUTY PARLOR: a place where women curl up and dye.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #6666ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-CANNIBAL: someone who is fed up with people.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #6666ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-CHICKENS: the only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #6666ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-COMMITTEE: a body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:52:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">Some goofy things:<br />
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #cc66ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-If you take a laptop computer for a run you could jog your memory.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #cc66ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #cc66ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-We&rsquo;ll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #cc66ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-Thieves who steal corn from a cornfield could be charged with stalking.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="COLOR: #cc66ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="3">-To write with a broken pencil is pointless.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:51:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #ff66cc; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and asker her what their names were. The blonde responded by saying that one was named Rolex and the other Timex. Her friend said, &ldquo;whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?&rdquo; &ldquo;HELLLOOOOOOO&hellip;,&rdquo; answered the blonde, &ldquo;they&rsquo;re watch dogs!&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:50:24 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>New Temporary Satellite Library</title>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font></span>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">We are temporarily at the Satellite Library which is located at the Swedesboro Borough Hall, 1500 Kings Highway.&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Don&rsquo;t knock on the door at the Library...no one will be there to answer! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&nbsp;<span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Come on over to the Satellite Library, we have computers accessible. We also have a fax machine and a copy machine . Magazines, and newspapers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>All our programs are held at Bethesda Church. <o:p></o:p></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US">Customers can order books and pick them up at the Satellite Library.&nbsp; Books can be returned there as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #6666ff; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Hours: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #6666ff; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Monday-Thursday 3pm-8pm, <br />
Saturday 10am-2pm</span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #3333ff; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Demi Cond&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Come visit us!<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:44:21 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Teen Advisory Board</title>
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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Teens - Sign up TODAY!! </span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: purple; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Some important dates: </span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3333cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #6666ff; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Monday, June 21&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Summer Reading Registrations begin!</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #6666ff; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Wednesday, July 14</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: fuchsia; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&mdash;tie-dying t-shirts at 2pm. Bring your own shirt (at Fellowship Hall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #6666ff; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Wednesday, July 21</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: fuchsia; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&mdash;make marble paper (at Fellowship Hall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #6666ff; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Wednesday, July 28</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: fuchsia; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&mdash;snow cones and board games (at Fellowship Hall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #6666ff; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Wednesday, August 4</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: fuchsia; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&mdash;teen party/book chat/drawing at 2pm (at Fellowship Hall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #cc00cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Franklin Gothic Book&quot;; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"><font size="4">Also, be sure to volunteer to help with one of the chidren&rsquo;s programs!<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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         <title>Toy Story 3</title>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">As I sit in a darkened movie theater with some of my friends, my anticipation and excitement grows for the night&rsquo;s film:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-STYLE: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Toy Story 3</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">, a long-awaited continuation to the beloved franchise I grew up with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Some sequels, in my previous experience, have failed to match the standards set by their predecessors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>So, does </span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-STYLE: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Toy Story 3</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"> meet those standards?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>No&mdash;it exceeds them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-pagination: none"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">&nbsp;</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-STYLE: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Toy Story 3</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"> follows Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and other familiar faces as they find a new home after certain circumstances force them to live in a daycare, where they meet new toys and rebuild their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Without giving too much away about the film, I will say this: this movie is excellent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>It captures the humor and emotion conveyed by the previous films and then some, and children and adults alike will enjoy the film for its positive messages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>While its primary focus is the enjoyment and rapture of its young viewers, the film also has underlying themes, mes</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">sages that focus on the progression of life and moving forward despite the overwhelming nature of certain circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Like many of Pixar&rsquo;s previous movies (</span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-STYLE: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Up</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US"> and </span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-STYLE: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Wall-E, </span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">for instance), the movie uses enticing visuals and appealing storylines to capture the viewers attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The movie is a warm reminder as to why I did love and still do love the series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>It is smart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>It is funny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>It is poignant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-STYLE: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">Toy Story 3 </span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US">is more than just a children&rsquo;s movie&mdash;it is a formidable conclusion to one of the best series in modern cinema.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Don't miss out on our upcoming Coffee House! Check out these great bands: Steadfast Forever, Ben Hample, Synaesthesia, Between Octobers, and Ryan &amp; Sebastian.</p>
<p>When: March 27, 2010</p>
<p>Where: Bethesda United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall, 1433 Kings Highway in Swedesboro</p>
<p>Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Cost: Free</p>
<p><font size="1">Sponsored by: Swedesboro Library Teen Advisory Board and &quot;Zero&quot;</font></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:55:02 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[This year, there were thirty-five kids and eleven adults at Read Across America. Three teens presented the book <u>One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish</u> by Dr. Seuss using picture boards. Four teens read other books to the kids, and&nbsp;some more&nbsp;helped pass out cake and drinks. The cake was in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>-Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton. <img alt="" src="/MT/mt-static/FCKeditor/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></p>
<p>-Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine. <img alt="" src="/MT/mt-static/FCKeditor/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></p>
<p>-On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>What hair color do they put on the driver's license of bald men?</p>
<p>How much deeper would the oceans be if sponges didn't live there?</p>
<p>DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out</p>
<p>INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper</p>
<p>RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:14:39 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>ITEMS COMING SOON!</p>
<p><em>Precious - DVD</em></p>
<p><em>Twilight Sage: the New Moon - DVD</em></p>
<p><em>Up in the Air - DVD</em></p>
<p><em>Night at the Museum: Battle of Smithsonia - DVD</em></p>
<p><em>Old Dogs - DVD</em></p>
<p><u>The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation</u> by M. T. Anderson</p>
<p><u>Scrambled Eggs at Midnight</u> by Brad Barkley &amp; Heather Hepler</p>
<p><u>Rebound</u> by Bob Krech</p>
<p><u>The Salem Witch Tryouts</u> by Kelly McClymer</p>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:54:18 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Hug a GI Day</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Get involved in Hug a GI Day.&nbsp; Help pack up candy and write encouraging letters to our soldiers.&nbsp; The date will be announced soon.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:53:10 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Teens will be reading for our annual Read Across America Program on Monday, March 1st, at 6:30 p.m., at the GCLS/Swedesboro Library Branch.&nbsp; Come celebrate Dr. Seuss and the joy of reading!]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:51:03 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Teen Coffee House</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Save the date!&nbsp; Saturday, March 27th, from 7-10 p.m., the teens from the Teen Advisory Board of the Swedesboro Library will be hosting a coffee house at the Bethesda Methodist Church in conjunction with &quot;Zero&quot;, the youth group, from the church.&nbsp; Bands are now being lined up!&nbsp; Admission is free!]]></description>
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